What can you do if you are sexually harassed?

Sexual harassment is illegal. Ignoring sexual harassment does not make it go away, but may make it worse because the harasser may misinterpret no response as approval of the behaviour. There are informal and formal strategies that can be done.

Speak up at the time. Tell the harasser that his/her behaviour is unwanted and has to stop

Keep a written record of the incidents, including dates, time, places, presence of any witnesses, nature of the harassment (what the harasser said and did) and own responses

Tell someone you trust

Identify an advocate or counsellor who can provide emotional support and information about informal and formal institutional procedures